With a surfiet of news channels on televison today, I was just wondering when the bubble will burst. There arn't too many way to persent the same piece of news but they all seem to be trying. The next step they all seen to be taking is "EXPOSEs".. So times I wonder if the news channels arn't overstepping thier bounds with this kind of investigative journalism. Taking only the positives it is a really incredible way to get the truth out but sometimes it borders on entrapment. Some of their journalistic exploits are plastered all over their news channel and at times they ignore all other news, thinking only what they have exposed is important. Even when it comes to sports and bollywood insteat of reporting the news, most news channels seen to be interested in sensationalising it... Sometimes this goes a bit too far leaving a bad taste in the mouth. The funny and maybe ironic thing is that most of these news channels are run by fablous journalists in their own right and all they seem to be interested in is making the rating and making news themselves.
In my opinion the number of news channels on air today is the maximum that can be accomodated and a couple more come will see the bubble burst and may see a few of the smaller players shut shop and look for something a little more lucrative.
Rahul Murali
(An Aspiring Journalist)
In a way its fun to see these news channels competing with each other, especially the regional ones. You have a suntv journo interviewing a slum dweller who goes nonstop about the horrible living conditons and on the other side you'll have a jaya tv journo interviewing a commuter who is all praise for the chief minister for laying new roads in his colony!!
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